MANGALURU: Three students of an engineering college in Mysuru, who went for a weekend stay to a resort in Mangaluru, Karnataka, drowned in the swimming pool after wading into its deep end around 10am on Sunday.
Vazco Beach Resort has been sealed and its licence suspended. The deceased have been identified as Keerthana N, 21, Nishitha M D, 21, and Parvathi S, 20.
Police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said it is suspected one of the women ventured into the pool's deep end and began to drown. To rescue her, the other two entered the area but were unable to stay afloat. The women, perhaps, did not know how to swim, police said. The pool is 4ft deep at its shallow end and 5.5ft at the deep end. Inflated rubber tubes were also seen nearby.
The police commissioner said resorts with pools are required to adhere to strict safety protocols, including provision of life-saving equipment, deployment of lifeguards and clear signage indicating the pool's depth. But no lifeguard was present, and the pool's depth was not clearly marked.
The resort claimed there were seven employees on duty when the accident occurred.
But CCTV footage shows no staff member present on the pool premises, a senior officer said. Families of the victims have been informed and an FIR will be filed when they reach the city, police said.
Vazco Beach Resort has been sealed and its licence suspended. The deceased have been identified as Keerthana N, 21, Nishitha M D, 21, and Parvathi S, 20.
Police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said it is suspected one of the women ventured into the pool's deep end and began to drown. To rescue her, the other two entered the area but were unable to stay afloat. The women, perhaps, did not know how to swim, police said. The pool is 4ft deep at its shallow end and 5.5ft at the deep end. Inflated rubber tubes were also seen nearby.
The police commissioner said resorts with pools are required to adhere to strict safety protocols, including provision of life-saving equipment, deployment of lifeguards and clear signage indicating the pool's depth. But no lifeguard was present, and the pool's depth was not clearly marked.
The resort claimed there were seven employees on duty when the accident occurred.
But CCTV footage shows no staff member present on the pool premises, a senior officer said. Families of the victims have been informed and an FIR will be filed when they reach the city, police said.
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